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Are you looking for a holiday destination that is truly breathtaking? You might be considering of somewhere that offers beaches and sailing opportunities, plus the cuisine and atmosphere of a metropolitan city. A perfect vacation that has all of this is a trip to the French colony of New Caledonia, situated between Australia and Fiji.

As New Caledonia is located further south than many of the other islands of the South Pacific, its climate benefits from southeast trade winds, plenty of sun, and balmy weather. If a sailing holiday is what you are intending to have, New Caledonia is located in a part of the Pacific that has the biggest coral lagoon in the globe. Sailing charters are freely available and with the assistance of the trade winds you can sail out of the capital city of Noumea along the coastline, past numerous small islands that dot the ocean around the New Caledonia. Other outdoor activities on the Island are scuba diving, snorkel diving, horseback riding, canoeing, and kayaking.

If you were hoping for a gourmet holiday, you can find everything you could want on New Caledonia. New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, also known as the Paris of the Pacific. Noumea features delicate gourmet French food and wine along with the other benefits of a active cosmo town. The restaurants here are some of the best in the South Pacific. Colonized by the French in 1853, New Caledonia has a distinct French influence when it comes to food and wine.

There are lots of restaurants, ranging from sidewalk cafes to elegant bistros. French cuisine is easy to come by, but other selections include Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and African food. Seafood is a specialty of the Island, including spiny lobster, prawns, crab, and mangrove oysters. One of the national dishes is Bougna, which is fish or chicken, combined with sweet potatoes and bananas wrapped in banana leaves and then steamed covered in sand on hot stones. For the adventurous traveler on a epicurean vacation, you can try out a dish popular with the locals, bat stew.

New Caledonia is the holiday destination you want to be: a sailing holiday, a gourmet holiday, or a time to just relax on the beaches.

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